"FAV" button on 8910 starts repeating today. What

pbrown · Post by **pbrown** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:50 am

Hello-

I did some reprogramming tonight for a new piece of gear. After the upload, when I hit the "FAV" button, it starts repeating every 3-4 seconds until another button is pushed. It doesn't matter what mode is selected. I tried uploading a previous version of my remote, but it still is doing this now. I also tried deleting everything from the FAV button keymove, but still doing it. Any ideas on why this is suddenly happening, and how to make it go away? Thanks in advance.

Pbrown

Capn Trips · Post by **Capn Trips** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:54 am

I don't know what you had going on previously (extender installed, perhaps?), but you are describing perfectly normal behaviour for your "FAV" button.

Check out your owner's manual on pages 41 and 42.

Or download the owner's manual from OFA at this page and read it.

Or read the excerpt I cut/pasted below:[quote]USING CHANNEL SCAN
In the TV, VCR, DVD, SAT, and CBL modes, use the FAV key to start a
3-second scan of all favorite channels (if programmed – see
Programming Favorite Channel Scan below) and/or all channels for
the selected mode.1. If Favorite Channel Scan has been set up, skip to
step 2.Otherwise,on the URC-8910 remote control
press TV,VCR,DVD, SAT,or CBL once.
2. Press FAV once.
• IfFavorite Channel Scan has been set up, scanning
of favorite channels will start and, upon completion,
continue to scan all channels upward for the
same device.
• IfFavorite Channel Scan has not been set up,
scanning will start with the current channel, then
proceed to the next channel up, and continue
until all channels of the selected device is
scanned.You will see the LED (red light) and IR
transmission icon ( ) blink each time a channel
is scanned.
3. To stop scanning channels at any time, press any key
once (except the backlight key ).
PROGRAMMING FAVORITE CHANNEL SCAN
In the TV, VCR, DVD, SAT, or CBL mode, you can store a list of up to
10 favorite channels, in any order, that will be immediately scanned
when FAV is pressed (see Using Channel Scan above).
NOTE: Only channels of one mode can be stored for Favorite Channel Scan.
1. On the URC-8910 remote control, press and hold
SET until you see the display change from the current
device and time to

Code: Select all

.
NOTE: The device, its code, and time are examples.Your
remote control settings may be different.
NOTE: To exit programming at any time, press EXIT once or
allow 30 seconds of inactivity to lapse.You will see [EXIT
SETUP] as the remote control returns to normal operation.
NOTE: [INVALID] means you have inadvertently pressed an
incorrect key.Note your error and continue programming.
continued on next page...
41
PROGRAMMING FAVORITE CHANNEL SCAN
(continued)
2. Press the skey four times until you see the display
change to [FAV CHAN].
(x 4)
NOTE: If you go past [FAV CHAN] , press the t key one or
more times to return to it.
3. Press SELECT once to begin programming.You will
see the display change to the last-selected device
(e.g., [VCR]).
4. Select a mode (e.g., TV) for favorite channel
scanning and press it once.Then press SELECT
once.You will see the display change to [FAV].
5. Use the keypad to enter a favorite channel number
(e.g., 031). The display will show your entry.
NOTE: If the original remote control required pressing an
Enter key to change the channel, also press the ENTER key
after the channel number (e.g.,0 -3 -1-ENTER).However, the
display will not show the ENTER key.
NOTE: If you made a mistake during entry, press any
number key one or more times until you see the display
clear out. Then try entering the correct numbers again.
Press SELECT once.You will see the display clear out,
ready for your next entry.
6. If desired, repeat step 5 for each favorite channel to
be stored, up to a total of 10 channels.
NOTE: Once the tenth channel is entered, the remote control
will automatically exit programming.
7. (Optional) To exit programming, press and hold
SELECT until you see [SUCCESS] appear in the
display, followed by [EXIT SETUP].The URC-8910
remote control will automatically exit the programming
mode and return to normal operation.
SELECT
SELECT
SELECT
SELECT
42[/quote]

pbrown · Post by **pbrown** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:38 am

That is quite facinating. Up until now, I was able to make it be my "DVR" button for my Dish receiver and it has never exhibited that behavior. So now that it is "fixed", I wonder if I can break it again? I don't have any extenders running on my remote.

Pbrown

Capn Trips · Post by **Capn Trips** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:55 am

Well, the only thing I'd suggest is installing the extender - in addition to turning the FAV button into a regular button (if you choose) it allows you much greater flexibility in programming your remote, not to mention a manifold increase in keymove/macro memory.

If you're still bothered by the mystery, you might upload some "before" and "after" IR files to the diagnosis area and post a link to them here. Somebody might be able to spot what caused the initial behaviour and subsequent change.

pbrown · Post by **pbrown** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:05 pm

I think I have figured out why I am only recently experiencing this... My previous DVR only had one screen when I hit the button. Now with my new one, the expected behavior is that by hitting that button repeatedly, it advances through three menus. So now it does that. I tried the extender last night and found that I was indeed able to fix that problem, I introduced a bunch of new challenges, so I guess I'll be working on this thing for a while!